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N.J.A.C. 10:71-3.2 This file includes all Regulations adopted and published through the New Jersey Register, Vol. 57 No. 12, June 16, 2025 NJ - New Jersey Administrative Code > TITLE 10. HUMAN SERVICES > CHAPTER 71. MEDICAID ONLY > SUBCHAPTER 3. ELIGIBILITY FACTORS § 10:71-3.2 Citizenship; requirements (a) The applicant must be a resident of the United States who is either a citizen or an alien who can be classified as an eligible alien in accordance with this subchapter. 1. An individual who cannot be classified as an eligible alien in accordance with this subchapter due to changes mandated by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193) but who was residing in a Medicaid-certified nursing facility prior to January 29, 1997, will continue to be eligible for medical assistance until the individual is no longer eligible for long- term care services. History HISTORY: Amended by R.1999 d.253, effective August 2, 1999. See: 31 New Jersey Register 97(a), 31 New Jersey Register 2203(b). Rewrote (a). Annotations Notes Chapter Notes Case Notes Medicaid regulation excluding illegal aliens from coverage not offensive to constitutional equal protection guarantee. Monmouth Medical Center v. Kwok, 183 N.J.Super. 494, 444 A.2d 610 (App.Div.1982). NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE Copyright © 2025 by the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law End of Document